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Nonilex

The #Trump admin on Fri pushed out Peter Marks, the nation’s top #vaccine regulator & an architect of the US program to rapidly develop #coronavirus #vaccines, a move that comes as #HHS Secy #RFKJr continues his *overhaul* [destruction] of the nation’s #health & #science agencies amid a worsening #US outbreak of #measles.

Marks, who joined the FDA in 2012 & had overseen its Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research since 2016, was offered the choice to resign or be fired….

He opted to resign.

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CBC British Columbia

B.C. launches spring COVID-19 vaccination campaign as respiratory season comes to a close
British Columbia's top doctor says respiratory illness season has come to an end, but the province will soon launch a spring COVID-19 immunization campaign and encourages everyone to ensure the...
#health #covid19 #vaccine #measles #BritishColumbia #News
cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col

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PrivacyDigest

Discredited anti-vaccine advocate will lead #CDC study on #vaccines and #autism

A discredited anti-vaccine advocate who has no medical background and who has been disciplined for practicing medicine without a license will reportedly lead a questionable federal study on vaccines and autism—despite a large volume of existing research that has found no link between the two and despite a thorough debunking of claims that vaccines cause autism.
#vaccine

arstechnica.com/health/2025/03

Ars Technica · RFK Jr. hires anti-vaccine advocate to study debunked vaccine, autism linkBy Beth Mole
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Nonilex

Several experts said that appointing #DavidGeier to work on a study of #vaccine safety preordains the outcome — like having a basketball referee show up in one team’s jersey.

“You’d think you’d want a fresh eye,” said Edward L. Hunter, a fmr head of Washington’s #CDC office.

“This isn’t a fresh eye. They have already published their results, & spending all this time & money is not going to help anyone. I am quite certain they’ll come to the same conclusion.”

#science#medicine#USpol
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Nonilex

#DavidGeier’s involvement in #US govt #research heightens fears that #vaccine confidence could be further eroded, especially after #RFKJr’s recent embrace of questionable alternative treatments for #measles during the ongoing #outbreak in #Texas.

“If we increase vaccine hesitancy & immunization rates go down further, we will see more vaccine-preventable #disease outbreaks. That’s how it works,”said Dr. Christopher Beyrer, director of the Duke Global Health Institute.

#science#medicine#Trump
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Brittany Trang

“It’s like hiring Andrew Wakefield.”

“I was surprised. If you really want your claims to have any credibility, this seems like a tactical error.”

“The goal here is not to try and get an answer. The goal here is to provide RFK Jr. with the answer that he wants to hear. It’s shameful.”

The government has hired an anti-vaxxer who was fined for practicing medicine without a license and has had studies retracted to lead #vaccine - #autism studies. statnews.com/2025/03/26/rfk-jr

STAT · Vaccine critic’s apparent selection to head HHS autism study shocks expertsThe apparent choice of a major player in the anti-vaccine community to conduct an HHS study on autism has shocked vaccine experts.
#health#medicine
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Laffy

🤦🏻‍♀️“A #vaccine skeptic who has long promoted false claims about the connection between immunizations & autism has been tapped by the federal government to conduct a critical study of possible links between the 2

Dept of Health and Human Services has hired David Geier to conduct the analysis”
washingtonpost.com/health/2025

The Washington Post · Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autismBy Lena H. Sun
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